Nazaré & Petticoats
Nazaré, one of Portugal’s most traditional fisher villages is a two hours’ drive north of Lisbon on Portugal’s Atlantic coast. It has a special folklore with a special costume. Traditionally […]
Category Archives: “that old world feel”
That Old World Feel – Provisions
it’s awesome to find spoons and forks ready for use in a resting spot during trekking! Nothing like thinking of everything :)
That Old World Feel – My front door
Textures, colors and details make Lisbon a wonderful city. Many of the building have their fronts covered with beautiful tile textures and the doors are intrinsically decorated with fine iron […]
That old World Feel…weekend fishermen
I just love these old straw baskets, they somehow wind me back to my childhood :)
“that old world feel”…countryside habits
keeping pumpkins on the roof tops is something I see very often in Portugal. Why so, if one should keep them in dry places and away from the sun? Anyhow […]
A Walk a Week – Almoçageme
Almoçageme (pronounced: Al-mu-sa-jè-mê) is a beautiful little village on the municipality of Sintra, Portugal. The name is obviously Arab in origin – the Iberian peninsula is packed with Muslim toponyms […]
“That old world feel”…Mail Boxes
I just love to portrait these old rusty mailboxes. They are very typical in the countryside and just give this nostalgic feeling of an object that is slowly becoming obsolete… […]
